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Maltese
Etymology
Borrowed from Sicilian cucinu, cuginu and/or Italian cugino, both from Old French cosin, from Latin consobrinus.
Pronunciation
Noun
kuġin m (plural kuġini, feminine kuġina)
- male cousin
Ingħatat dispensa mill-knisja u żżewġet kuġinuha.- She got a dispensation from the church and married her cousin.
Usage notes
- As above, the stem is often extended to kuġinu- before pronominal suffixes, though forms like kuġinha are also correct.
Inflection